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Metro Orlando population swells with this county among fastest-growing in US

Mortgage Rates FILE - For sale and sold signs are seen in storage at a real estate office on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) (Jenny Kane/AP)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

Metro Orlando continues to be a popular destination to live as the region gained an additional 76,000 residents in 2024.

According to newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA has a population of 2,940,513 — up 2.65% year-over-year.

The population increase puts the metro at No. 7 for numeric growth behind Phoenix and Washington D.C. — but ahead of prominent markets in Atlanta and Chicago....

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